Schwerin (dpa/mv) – Joy and sorrow for pole vaulter Gillian Ladwig at the German Athletics Championships in the Berlin Olympic Stadium: The participant from Schweriner SC increased his personal best in an exciting competition on Saturday by 18 centimeters to 5.70 meters, ended up in the thankless fourth place behind Oleg Zernikel (2nd/ASV Landau) and Torben Blech (3rd/TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), both of whom had fewer failed attempts.
Discus thrower Claudine Vita from SC Neubrandenburg also missed out on medals. She finished fourth with a jump of 63.36 meters. The ninth place at the Tokyo Olympics was 99 centimeters short of bronze.
